Mop



l Nov. 5, 1935.

WITNESSES w. H. JAYNE 2,020,187

MOP

Filed Aug. 16, 1954 n Il (MDW Z GZ )i Cia(` e aBYe ya Patented Nov. 5, 1935 N UNITED lsim*ri-:s1

PATENT oi-sieg f MOP Y Wade ll-I. ayne, Bayside, NlY. Application August 16, i934, serial No. 740,193

2 claims. (ci. :l5- 229)y Y A 'I'his invention relates to mops, and has for an object to provide an improved, simplified construction wherein the strands of the mop substantially cover the head at all times.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mop having a head provided with an aperture extending therethrough, the fabric strands being arranged around the outer surface of the head and extending into the bore so that the head will not come in contact with the floor or other object when the mop is in use.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a side view of a mop disclosing an embodiment of the present invention, part of the handle being broken away;

Figure 2 is a view of the central part shown in Figure 1 with the lower part of the fabric strands cut away and the upper part of the handle cut away, with certain of the fabric strands folded back to illustrate the interior structure;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through Figure 2, the same being on an enlarged scale;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View through Figure 3 on the line 4 4;

Figure 5 is a spiral wire spring acting as removable handle-retaining threads when functioning;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the upper part of the head shown in Figure 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, I indicates a handle which may be of wood and which has a reduced end carrying a metal ferrule 2 which is threaded from one end to the other. This metal ferrule is screwed into the coils of the spring 3, which spring has an extending end 4 fitted into the notch 5 of the head block 6. When the threaded portion 2 is screwed in tightly thespring 3 will expand and press against the walls of the bore 'I so that the parts will all be retained firmly in place. In addition, a metal cap 8 is tted over the reduced extension 9 and is held in place by the tacks I0 or, if desired, the metal cap could be pressed in at different points. This forms a very desirable finish to this part of the device and at the same time acts as means for preventing the spring 3 from coming out when the handle I is removed.

As illustrated particularly in Fig. 3, there are a number of folded strands II of yarn, which may be cotton or other desired material, which are tied at I2 by the cord I3. This cord I3 is passed through the passageway I4 and pulled until the folded end of the yarn is pulled a short distance into the bore l. The cord is then given a turn or loop I5 around the reduced end 9, after which the various strands Iii are laid on the head block 6 a substantially equal distance on each side of the loop I5. The cord I3 is then 5 given another turn Il and pulled tight, after which the yarn I5 is allowed to drop downward, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The cord I3 extends from the loop Il downwardly and diagonally, as indicated by the line I8, until it is near the l0 lower end of the block 6, as shown in Fig. 3, whereupon it is given one or more turns I9 around the inner layer of yarn I6. It will be noted that the block 6 is cylindrical at all points and at the lower part tapering so that the inner l5 layers of yarn I6 held by the turns I9 are very near the strands of ya'rn II. After making the turn I9 the cord I 3 extends to the point 20 where a staple 2I is used to secure the end to the block 6. After this has been done a plu- 2o rality of turns of the cord is applied exteriorly to all of the yarns substantially midway between the top and bottom of the block 6 and the cord is then tied, whereupon the parts will appear as shown in Fig. 1. This is the finished mop with 25 strands of yarn made of any desired length according to the use to which the Imop is to be put.

By the construction set forth a very desirable form of head is provided and the block ii is com- 30 pletely covered, but by reason of the shape thereof no part comes in contact with the floor or any object when the mop is in use. Some mops are made as just described but the yarn is cut off so that the mop will be short and the long handle 35 I is removed and the mop used without the handle or with a very short handle. By providing the metal threaded sheathing 2 and the spring 3a very desirable and strong fastening arrangement is provided for the handle so that 40 the same may be applied and removed as often as desired without danger of producing a loose connection.

I claim:

1. A mop including a head formed from a 45 single block having a centrally positioned bore eX- tending entirely therethrough, a cylindrical central part of a given diameter, a cylindrical end part of less diameter whereby an annular notch is provided between said parts, tapering end por- 50 tions, and a small bore extending from the outside surface of said central part to the firstmentioned bore approximately centrally of said tapering portion, a bunch of folded yarn having the folded end extending into the end of the 55 first-mentioned bore located Within said tapering portion, a tie member extending through said small bore and around said yarn at its folded end for holding said folded end in said central bore, a second bunch of folded yarn positioned to hang over said central part and said tapering portion, the folded end of said second bunch of yarn fitting into said annular notch, a tie member extending through the folded end of said second bunch of yarn for tying the end to said cylindrical end, a tie member for tying certain strands of said second bunch of yarn to said tapering portion near the smaller end thereof, and an outside tie member encircling the second bunch of yarn substantially centrally of said cylindrical central part for clamping' the yarn to said central part. Y

2. A mop including a head having at one end means for receiving a handle and a reduced tubular extension and at the other end a reduced tapering portion having a centrally positioned bore, a folded bunch of yarn having its folded end extending into said bore, a tie member encircling the folded part of said yarn for holding the folded part of the yarn Within the bore, a second bunch of yarn having inner and outer layers of yarns, a tie member arranged between said inner and outer layers at the folded end, said folded end encircling said tubular extension, a tie member encircling the inner layer of said second bunch of yarn adjacent the small part of said tapered end for clamping the inner layer of yarn to said tapering portion, and an encircling clamping member for clamping both 15 the inner and outer layers of said bunch of yarn against said head substantially centrally thereof.

WADE H. JAYNE. 

